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Name: Government Reconquest of Aleppo

Type: Event

Start: 2012 AD

End: 2017 AD

Parent: Aleppo Governorate

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Was a military offensive by the Syrian government against rebel forces in Aleppo, during the Syrian Civil War.

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  • September 2016: On 4 September, the Syrian army and its allies recaptured the village of Qarassi and the important military base of Ramousah, which they had lost in early August.
  • September 2016: In the last days of September, government troops reconquered important positions, held by the rebels for three years, including the Handarat camp and the former al-Kindi hospital, and in the old city.
  • November 2016: On October 28, the rebels launched a new and massive offensive west of Aleppo.
  • November 2016: The Syrian army reconquered important districts, including those of Hanano, Jabal Badro and al-Sakhu. On November 28, the northern part of eastern Aleppo (about a third of the territory controlled by the rebels) was completely reconquered by the regular army.
  • December 2016: On the evening of 22 December, following the departure of the last convoy of rebels and family members, the total reconquest of the city of Aleppo was announced by the Syrian armed forces.
  • November 2016: Part of the territory lost to the rebels, adjacent to the Kurdish neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, was occupied by the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG).
  • July 2016: The government troops advancing from the north and south finally managed on July 27 to rejoin west of the Kurdish district of Sheikh Maqsoud, isolating and besieging the eastern part of Aleppo.
  • December 2016: The army retook the districts of Bustan Al-Qasr and Sheikh Saeed, considered among the major strongholds of the opposition.
  • November 2016: The Syrian government completes the reconquest of all the lost areas in Aleppo within the first days of November.
  • March 2017: Dayr Hafir retaken by Syrian Government forces during theĀ East Aleppo offensive.
  • December 2016: In a new offensive between December 2 and 4, the Syrian army advanced deep west of the international airport of Aleppo, recapturing various districts and coming within about 1km of friendly lines at the Citadel.
  • August 2016: On 6 August, the rebel militia managed to conquer some government strongholds, thus reopening a narrow corridor towards the eastern part of Aleppo.
  • July 2012: The battle for Aleppo began on 19 July 2012.

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